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Apple iMac 27-inch (mid 2010)
7.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Speed and features I only went with the Core i3, because it was replacing a broken Core 2 Duo (equivalent speed). Should have gone i5. good
  • Design and form factor As usual for Apple, beautiful industrial design. Fantastic screen! great!
  • Expandability Most expansion has to be done externally (hard drives, etc.). Only thing that can be expanded internally is RAM. poor
  • Noise Generally it's pretty quiet. If you work it hard, though, it'll heat up and the fans will kick in (they're high pitched, so noticeable) good
  • Size and weight The screen size (and resolution) is fantastic! If you have to take it in for repair, though, you will realize the trade-off is weight and awkwardness. so-so
  • Power consumption No comments good
Detailed review
I want to love this machine so badly, but I can't trust it. I've had several major hardware failures with this and two other iMacs since 2007. I probably would have given up on the Mac by now if it weren't for some mission critical apps that are only available on OS X.

I think they put more effort into reliability on the MacBooks than they do on the iMacs. Next Mac I get will probably be portable just for this reason alone (even though I never take the Mac anywhere).
review history
2012-03-21
Edited comment on Speed and features